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Source Description
This stamp seal is carved in the shape of a reclining bull. The base is engraved with a design of five large felines and other scattered animals.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29192
label
Stamp Seal in the Form of a Reclining Calf
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
29192
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Stamp Seal in the Form of a Reclining Calf
description
This stamp seal is carved in the shape of a reclining bull. The base is engraved with a design of five large felines and other scattered animals.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 4th-early 3rd millennium BCE (Jamdet Nasr)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
seals (artifacts)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.2
height
3.9
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
1 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Sumerian
inscriptions
[Inscription]
med
carved marble
creator_ids
6353
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
a971a5fd7ed13b93
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
d5f931e3bfd509b1
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no